Your personal values are what give credence to what you say. They show your true intent. Your values, more than anything else, show the choices you have made about who you want to be and how you want to travel this journey. Most tellingly, your values are proven daily in your actions far more than in your words. No longer…

Emotional Intelligence, and mindfulness, as a practice, prepare you for so much more in living that dream since by their nature they are each introspective, spiritually driven and all-encompassing. Many clients I have worked with seemed to go through life simply doing what was presented to them, what they “fell into.” There were also those that were very alive, passionate,…

Mindfulness, as a practice, enhances Emotional Intelligence in such a way that inner peace, life balance, and the necessary level of self-awareness for Emotional Intelligence becomes a way of life. Many religions have promoted mediation as either a daily practice or as a way of life for centuries and Mindfulness certainly follows that emphasis yet with relaxation and quiet as…

Simply put, Emotional Intelligence, (EI) a term first used in 1990, refers to a far deeper level of self-awareness and self-understanding than is the norm. It naturally creates a developed ability to perceive and own the impact you have on others. Consequently, it is mandatory for effective leadership of yourself and/or others. However, these require a level of self-awareness that…

Out of sheer curiosity, I asked numerous people what “Leadership” meant to them. What became obvious, quickly, was that leadership can be defined in any number of ways, depending upon background, leadership experience, and, surprisingly, a person’s willingness to own his or her own power and authority. As an aside, I was surprised to learn that most respondents considered leadership,…

Years ago, business had the “Old Boys Club” consisting primarily of men who came from similar backgrounds and who frequently ended up in the same professions. A result of such an informal, yet structured, group was that it provided a much-needed benefit of having a mentor, a seasoned, pragmatic, thought leader who would support new folks in the business, or…

In every career there comes a time when changes are needed, either to move on or to raise the level of your commitment and focus. If you have been doing exactly the same thing in exactly the same way for a decade or decades where is your passion? Have you managed to feed it as you went along or have…

Much of the resistance you get from others concerning your dreams can be because of how others perceive you. In truth, unless you have a good sense of self and project that on a regular basis they may have little idea about who you really are. In addition, people see us through their own filters, filters that have nothing to…

Each of the steps in my 5 Steps to Claiming Your Dreams System has very specific directives to follow if you are to achieve your wildest dreams. For a dream to achieve everything it is capable of, and in order for it to call you to become everything you are capable of becoming, it has to truly be out of…

One of the gifts of personal growth is realizing that in order to grow in the most efficient, effective way, we find others to walk with us along the journey. My Master Mind group has proven that in walking along side one another we have the ability to see each other’s growth, challenges, and successes in perspective. We offer support,…